
The Representation of Meaning in Memory (PLE: Memory)
Memory)
Walter Kintsch(Author)
Psychology Press Ltd
1st Edition
Published on 24. April 2014
Book
Hardback
290 pages
978-1-84872-375-7 (ISBN)
Description
Originally published in 1974, this volume presents empirical and theoretical investigations of the role of meaning in psychological processes. A theory is proposed for the representation of the meaning of texts, employing ordered lists of propositions. The author explores the adequacy of this representation, with respect to the demands made upon such formulations by logicians and linguists. A sufficiently large number of problems are encompassed by the propositional theory to justify its use in psychological research into memory and language comprehension.
A number of different experiments are reported on a wide variety of topics, and these test central portions of this theory, and any that purports to deal with how humans represent meaning. Among the topics discussed are the role of lexical decomposition in comprehension and memory, propositions as the units of recall, and the effects of the number of propositions in a text base upon reading rate and recall. New problems are explored, such as inferential processes during reading, differences in levels of memory for text, and retrieval speed for textual information. On the other hand, a study of retrieval from semantic memory focusses on a problem of much current research. The final review chapter relates the present work to other current research in the area at the time.
A number of different experiments are reported on a wide variety of topics, and these test central portions of this theory, and any that purports to deal with how humans represent meaning. Among the topics discussed are the role of lexical decomposition in comprehension and memory, propositions as the units of recall, and the effects of the number of propositions in a text base upon reading rate and recall. New problems are explored, such as inferential processes during reading, differences in levels of memory for text, and retrieval speed for textual information. On the other hand, a study of retrieval from semantic memory focusses on a problem of much current research. The final review chapter relates the present work to other current research in the area at the time.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Hove
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
602 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84872-375-7 (9781848723757)
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Content
Preface. 1. Orienting Attitudes Part 1: Theory 2. A Propositional Theory for the Representation of Meaning in Knowledge and Memory 3. On the Adequacy of Propositional Text Bases for the Representation of Meaning 4. A Process Model for Episodic Memory: The Encoding and Retrieval of Experiences Part 2: Experimental Investigations 5. On the Abstract Nature of the Memory Representations for Texts (with D. Monk) 6. The Psychological Reality of Text Bases I: Reading Rate and Comprehension (with J.M. Keenan) 7. The Psychological Reality of Text Bases II: Sentence Memory 8. Memory for Information Inferred During Reading 9. Memory Search I: Paragraph Memory and the Retrieval of Information 10. Memory Search II: The Use of Knowledge in the Verification of Statements 11. Lexical Decomposition: Compression and Memory 12. Interim Conclusions. References. Author Index. Subject Index.